Portis, Kansas |
August 29th, 19--Forty.

‘DR. F.C, AEE,
Anchorage, Kentucky.

  
  
  
   
   
    
   
 
  
 
 
   
   
   
 
  
   
    
  

Dear Dr. Allen: ©

: I had just written you a day or two ago as regards some thi:
note you jeft for Kentuckyso rather think you did not get the le’
wrote. Henee am writing this.

_. .< had written some things I had learned at Manhattan on a :
and hoped it might get to you in time to be of aid to you, but po
it would not have anyway. Gardner had gone to Winfield to see 1
apparently and had phoned home there just before I arrived, I
“must have induced Tucker as papers say Tucker goes to KState an
pose he wil! not change his mind any more as I think he is now 1
located, Understand Sickles also. goes there and that Covert, the
guard from Eldorado: goes there and also, I think it is Fritz geal

from Paseo at KGe

Reason J write now is to say that they are going to make eve
effort to get Evans and it »as come to me straight that Evans will
likely go to State if these other boys do. Perhaps that dope °
true. i did hear, too, that Evans had a bad foot and would ha:

keep off it for a while, maybe most of ohe yeare

Then this whole bunch, Tucker, Homer Wesche, Newman (publict
others. were out after Max and took him out and around and I judg
pressure on him to get in with them or possible face a man-ea’
at State for the next few years. I am not suré who all nt
_ Crowd or whether Ray Evans was there then, but maybe so. I do

know what appeal they made to Max as I was here by then but like:
they talked strong to him and I would imagine he would be swayed s
as the Ags have put lots of pressure on him all along and have been
see him time and ag@in, 1 do not think they could scare Max int
deciding for State but I can see that they might make him want to
"in the swim" with the big boys. Max will work till Sept. Ist an
Here & O87 Gr te. =. Se “ ,

We were in Lawrence quite a while last Saturday (24th) talkin;
Professors and looking over rooms and so on but did not get anyt
Suitable yet in room. We did not get to see Henry or Hurt or We

_ Chis is, 1 guess, mostly, gossip, Allen, and possibly you kn
all that I have told you but thot would send ae anyway and if any
you are welcome, I am not writing it because I care a lot where
boys go. Neither do I fear that thedr not going to KU will wreck
in particualr there, Naturally, tho, I would liked to have seen
or two of those boys go there; and maybe the Evans angle I have is
correct. : eo 3 ey 2

Regards and hope you arc having fine visit. Weathes hdre
now and some rains coming. — Le ey)

 

‘Sincerely, : co